Billiejeens
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- Jun 27, 2019
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On April 2nd, President Donald J. Trump did something no other modern president has had the spine to do. He declared “Liberation Day” and slapped sweeping tariffs on the very nations that have been gutting the American economy for decades. A 10 percent universal tariff across all imports. Targeted, punitive tariffs up to 34 percent on bad actors like China. And guess what? We should be furious—not at Trump—but at the spineless presidents before him who let things get this bad in the first place.
Let’s be clear: these tariffs didn’t start a trade war. They responded to one.
For decades, our so-called allies and trading partners have been gleefully waging economic warfare on the United States, with the full permission — no, the encouragement — of prior administrations. China flooded our markets with cheap steel, violating trade norms and collapsing American mills. The European Union protected its own industries while slapping barriers on ours. Japan, Taiwan, and others enjoyed one-sided access to our consumers while shielding their own markets with layers of red tape and tariffs.
BJ -
Our economy, our country has cancer.
Previous remedies from the experts were sugar pills and sleep.
We have now been prescribed chemo
Chemo is not pleasant.
It is very effective.
Let’s be clear: these tariffs didn’t start a trade war. They responded to one.
For decades, our so-called allies and trading partners have been gleefully waging economic warfare on the United States, with the full permission — no, the encouragement — of prior administrations. China flooded our markets with cheap steel, violating trade norms and collapsing American mills. The European Union protected its own industries while slapping barriers on ours. Japan, Taiwan, and others enjoyed one-sided access to our consumers while shielding their own markets with layers of red tape and tariffs.
BJ -
Our economy, our country has cancer.
Previous remedies from the experts were sugar pills and sleep.
We have now been prescribed chemo
Chemo is not pleasant.
It is very effective.
